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Appalachian Regional Commission Kurt Bauman & Athena Aardweg
2020
Appalachian Regional Commission Kurt Bauman & Athena Aardweg - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Appalachian Regional Commission Kurt Bauman & Athena Aardweg - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Appalachian Regional Commission Kurt Bauman & Athena Aardweg 2020 A Partnership ARC is the Federal Partner PA DCED is the State Partner NEPA Alliance is the Local/Regional Partner known as a Local Development District (LDD)
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ARC’s Mission
ARC's mission is to innovate,
partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia.
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About ARC
Partnership of federal, state, & local government Established by an act of Congress in 1965 $70-80 million allocated to the states ARC Five-Year Strategic Plan: Investing in
Appalachia’s Future (2016-2020)
ARC Geography & Population
13 States 74 Local Development Districts 420 Counties 25+ Million People
NEPA is the 6th largest LDD by population NEPA has 30 Distressed Census Tracts
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ARC Leadership
14 Commission Members (13 Gov. & Fed. Co-Chair) Gov. Mike DeWine - OH, 2018 ARC States' Co-Chair Tim Thomas, ARC Federal Co-Chair Andrew Howard, Chief of Staff Charles Howard, Interim Executive Director Guy Land, Legislative Liaison Sheri Collins, Executive Director, PADCED Corporate
Relations, ARC State Alternate
Neil Fowler – Executive Director, PADCED Office of
Technology & Innovation & Center for Strategic Partnerships, ARC Program Manager
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ARC Data Snap Shots
Appalachia’s PA median age = 43.9, PA = 40.7
U.S. = 37.9
Percent of population that is 65+ Appalachia PA
(19.1%), PA (17.4%), U.S. (15.2%)
Minorities population - Appalachia PA (12.3%),
PA (23.2%), U.S. (38.9%)
Population growth - Appalachia PA (-1.2), PA
(0.8%) U.S. (6.3%)
Median household income - Appalachia PA
($51,583), PA ($59,445), U.S. ($60,923)
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ARC Investment Priorities
Goal 1: Economic Opportunities
Invest in entrepreneurial and business development strategies that strengthen Appalachia's economy.
Goal 2: Ready Workforce
Increase the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents to work and succeed in Appalachia.
Goal 3: Critical Infrastructure
Invest in critical infrastructure—especially broadband; transportation, including the Appalachian Development Highway System; and water/wastewater systems.
Goal 4: Natural and Cultural Assets
Strengthen Appalachia's community and economic development potential by leveraging the Region's natural and cultural heritage assets.
Goal 5: Leadership and Community Capacity
Build the capacity and skills of current and next-generation leaders and organizations to innovate, collaborate, and advance community and economic development.
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ARC Eligible Activities
Business Development and Entrepreneurship Industrial site development; business incubators; technical assistance
and training; expansion of domestic/foreign markets.
Capitalizes loan funds that improve access to capital for Appalachian
businesses and can support other activities that foster entrepreneurship.
Education and Training Teacher/administrator training; material, equipment, and computer
purchases; building renovations; and start-up operational costs for new programs. Early childhood/K-12 programs/post-secondary
Workforce training that provides job skills or learning new skills in
- rder to retain jobs in the face of increasing global competition,
become eligible for better-paying positions, or obtain new jobs.
Health Care ARC health care grants can be made for equipment and demonstration
projects, and in special cases for renovation and construction of
- facilities. The ARC health program focuses on the development of rural
primary care networks in distressed counties and areas.
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ARC Eligible Activities
Physical Infrastructure
Basic Infrastructure - ARC provides funds for basic
infrastructure services, including water and sewer facilities, that enhance economic development opportunities or address serious health issues for residential customers.
Housing - projects that stimulate the construction or
rehabilitation of housing for low-moderate income residents.
Telecommunications - strategic community planning,
equipment, hardware and software for network building.
Leadership Development and Civic Capacity
Eligible activities include the development and
implementation of community-based strategic plans; training for citizen leaders (both adult and youth leaders), local
- fficials, and management staff from nonprofit community
- rganizations
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ARC Funding Programs
ARC Area Development
Grants range from $50k-$250K Based on County Economic Classifications All NEPA Counties are considered transitional
Match 50% ARC to 50% State/Local ARC Local Access Road Program
Grants range from $300k-$1M No match necessary, but preferred Project must meet PennDOT Standards (TIP) Can only be funded once by ARC Maintenance only projects are currently ineligible
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ARC Funding Programs, cont.
ARC POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity
and Workforce and Economic Revitalization)
Congressional funded to assist communities that
have been affected by job losses from coal related supply chain and industries
Implementation Grants: $400k-$1.5M (Broadband
up to $2.5M)
Match required 1 to 3 year(s) contract
Technical Assistance Grants: $50,000
Match required 1-year contact
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ARC Funding Programs, cont.
ARC POWER
Building a Competitive Workforce
Upward mobility/Increase Labor Participation Rates
Fostering Entrepreneurial Activities
Impact Investment Funds/Entrepreneurial Ecosystems/
Developing Industry Clusters in Communities
Product and market diversification
Strengthening Substance Abuse Response
Recovery ecosystem/re-entry/post-treatment to receiver
continuum
Broadband
Deployment preferred
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N.E. PA Distressed Census Tracks
Lackawanna 1002 Lackawanna 1003 Lackawanna 1012 Lackawanna 1013 Lackawanna 1014 Lackawanna 1016 Lackawanna 1020 Lackawanna 1021 Lackawanna 1025 Lackawanna 1029 Lackawanna 1107 Lackawanna 1108 Luzerne 2008 Luzerne 2009 Luzerne 2010 Luzerne 2011 Luzerne 2132 Luzerne 2138 Luzerne 2141 Luzerne 2170.02 Luzerne 2172 Luzerne 2174 Luzerne 2175 Luzerne 2179 Monroe – None Pike – None Wayne – None Schuylkill 2 Schuylkill 5 Schuylkill 6.01 Schuylkill 6.02 Schuylkill 26 Luzerne 2004 Luzerne 2006
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ARC Application Process
Vet project eligibility with NEPA staff Consider synergies with:
ARC Strategic Plan (5 Year Plan) State Development Plans (5 Year Plan) State Annual Strategy Statements (Annual) CEDS (5 Year Plan) County Comprehensive Plans Regional Health Needs Assessments
Non-construction projects are managed by ARC Construction projects require a Basic Federal
Agency (BFA) to administer ARC funds
EDA, USDA, Army Corps, PennDOT, CDBG, etc.
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ARC Application Timeline
Spring 2020 - ARC Project Pre-Applications are solicited by NEPA
- NEPA Regional Project Review Committee meets to review and
prioritize projects
- NEPA Board of Directors adopts ARC Regional Project Priority List
Summer 2020 - NEPA submits ARC Regional Project Priority List to PA DCED Fall/Winter 2020/2021 - PA DCED formally requests full applications for priority projects from NEPA
- PA DCED Approves and submits full applications to ARC
Spring/Summer/Fall 2021 - ARC awards contracts to project sponsors/awardees
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ARC Investments in PA
About $7.5 million average each year
$2.5 million for Area Development Grants $5.0 million for Local Access Road Grant
Cost Share (matching) depends on county
status
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